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Ehon mushi erami: P.331-1941

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Titles

Ehon mushi erami
Translated as: A collection of crawling creatures

Maker(s)

Designer: Utamaro, Kitagawa

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Description

Two-volume collection of kyôka verse with 15 illustrations by Utamaro; printed in colours from woodblocks, with applied mica and blind embossing; published by Tsutaya Jûsaburô, Edo (Tokyo), 1788

Notes

History note: John Joseph O'Brien Sexton.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1788

School or Style

Japanese
Ukiyo-e

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.331-1941
Primary reference Number: 182621

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 January 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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